Miss Sarah Celebration + STEM Friday At Amherst Library

Morning, neighbors! Jason Claffey here with your brand-new issue of the Amherst Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Rain until evening. High: 73 Low: 52.

Here are the top stories in Amherst today:

1. AroundNH: Let the Halloween haunting begin in New Hampshire (The Union Leader)
2. Live music Sept.23-26: Who's playing where in and around Manchester this weekend (Manchester Ink Link)
3. McDonald's County franchise sold to New Hampshire firm (Bangor Daily News)

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Today in Amherst:

Amherst Patch Notebook

• Amherst Town Library: "Today, Thurs. Sept. 23 at 3:30, is Miss Sarah's Recording Release and Happy Retirement Party. We're going to try to be outside, so if you're planning on attending, please bring something to sit on as the grass is wet from the earlier rai..." (Facebook)
• Amherst Town Library: "Cozy mysteries are the "gentle reads" of the mystery genre. Often set in small villages and featuring unlikely detectives, the absence of graphic violence, sexual content, and profanity gives "Cozies" their wide appeal. For more recommen..." (Facebook)
• New Hampshire Destination ImagiNation (NH-DI / NHICC): "Enjoy the first full day of fall. Sharing Rachel Greenberg's great take on fall." (Facebook)
• Amherst Town Library: "Tomorrow is a S.T.E.M. Friday! Join us downstairs in the Johnson Room:" (Facebook)

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— Jason Claffey

About me: I grew up in Massachusetts outside Boston and started my journalism career at 19 when I earned an internship at The Boston Globe sports department. I graduated from Boston University and worked as a news reporter at Foster's Daily Democrat in New Hampshire before joining Patch in 2010.

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